CHIEF:  Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Richard G. and Jerri Lynn Boyd

568 W. Friedrich Street

Rogers City, Mich. 49779

Abraham Boyd / Hannah Hill

Wilmington, Windham County, VT

Vermont Families in 1791, Volume 1

Scott A. Bartley, Genealogical Society of Vermont, 1992

    Boyd, Abraham  57b   4-2-1-0-0    Wilmington, Windham County

Abraham Boyd, ancestry unknown*  was last seen in Windham County Records after 1820 Feb 12 [Wilmington LR, 6:154].  Abraham recorded a marriage intention 1766 Jan 29 Hopkinton MA and on 1766 Feb 08, "the above Proposel forbidden by sd Boyd before published" [VR]. Abraham again published his intention 1766 May 17 Hopkinton, MA [VR] and, as of Hopkinton MA, published his marriage intention 1766 Jun 24 Upton MA [VR] all to Hannah Hill, daughter of Ralph and Sarah Hill. Hannah was born 1742 Jul 12 Upton MA [VR].  Hannah was last mentioned in records on 1818 Feb 19, when Robert Boyd added a statement to a land deed granted from his father, "......& satisfactorily provide for my father and mother during their lives and see them decently buried...." [Wilmington LR, 6:113].  No probate records were located for either Abraham or Hannah.

Abraham served from Upton MA as a private in Capt. Stephen Sadler's Co., Col Wheelocks Regt. which marched 1775 Apr 20 to Roxbury MA in response to the alarm of Apr 19 and received wages for service in Capt. Henry Leland's Co., Col. Willis Regt., dated Hopkinton 1776 Feb 05 [MSSR, 2:358].  Abraham was mentioned in Dr. John Long's diary as traveling up and down the Deerfield  river from Shelburne MA to Wilmington in the 1770's and settled alongside the Deerfield River in Wilmington [Shelburne MA Library]. 

 "Abraham Boyd was a soldier of the Revolution and came to Wilmington  as one of the earliest settlers just before the outbreak of the war.  He came in with two companions from Hopkinton, MA [via Shelburne, MA] by the guide of marked trees.  He cleared a small patch of land from the dense forest and built a crude log hut.  His sons were [Abraham Jr,] Robert, Levi, Stephen, and [Luther].  Robert married Susannah Wheeler and settled in the south part of town. He started in life with  "ane axe and one lousy calf" but reared a family of seven children and acquired a handsome fortune." [Wilmington2, 49]

Their children baptized at Christ Church Hopkinton MA (1-5) [VR] and born in Wilmington (6) [VR] surname Boyd:

1. Abraham, bp 1768 Oct 16; m int 1792 Oct 06 West Springfield, MA [VR as appeared in NEHGR, 36:62] Elizabeth Taylor alias McKinstry.

2. Robert, bp 1769 Oct 22, d 1845 Feb 16 [Gs: Restland Cem, Wilmington, ae 74]; m. 1798 Dec 10 Wilmington [VR] Susanah (Sukey) Wheeler, daughter of Deliverance5  (Thomas 4-3,  Deliverance 2 Thomas1)  and Mary5  (Zechariah4, John3,  Zechariah2, John1 Whitman) Wheeler [Whitman, 868], d. 1854 Jan 31 [Gs; Restland Cem, Wilmington, ae 72]; Children [FR4], surname Boyd:  i. James Manning, b. 1800 Apr 24; ii. Lucinda, b. 1803 mar 16; iii. Lorinda, bc 1806;  iv. Abram, bc 1810;  v. Warren Oscar, bc 1815;  vi. Stephan, b 1817 Jul 31; vii. Julia Ann

3. Levi, bp 1772 Nov 08, d. 1839 Jun 07 [Gs Whitingham Cem, ae 66]; m 1800 Dec 4 Wilmington [VR] Sally Stevens, d 1861 Dec 25 [Gs: Whitingham Cem, ae 83]; Children born Whitingham [VR], surname Boyd:  i. Roxanna, b. 1803 Jul 25;  ii. Israel S., b. 1805 Oct 23;  iii.  Barbara, b. 1810 Apr 19;  iv. Levi Jr, b 1812 Aug 13;  v. Sally, b. 1815 Feb 03;  vi. Riley b 1817 Sept 28.

4. Simeon, bp 1774 Oct 23, d. 1856 Jul 25 [Gs: Carpenter Cem, Wilmington, ae 80]; m 1802 Dec 14 Wilmington [VR] Ruth Clark, d 1844 Jul 03 [Gs: Carpenter Cem, Wilmington, ae 51]; Children [Gs Riverview Cem, Wilmington] , surname Boyd:  i. Ransom, d 1813 Mar 18 [ae 15; note: this age makes this child born four years before his parents marriage; more likely 15 months]; Dewey, d. 1810 Mar 22 [ae 0-1-15]

5. Stephen, bp 1777 Sep 21, estate probated 1814 May -- [Marlboro PR, volume not cited]; m. 1802 Dec 09 Wilmington [VR] Lucy Cushman, daughter of Barnabas6, (John 5-4, Eleazer3, Thomas 2, Robert1, ) and Deliverance (Lawrence) Cushman, b. 1784 Jan 01 Wilmington [Cushman, 348], d. 1846 [Wilmington3, 14, as Gs: New England Power Company Cem (now removed to Riverside Cem), Wilmington, Lucy (Cushman) (Wilder) Boyd, 1783-1846]; Lucy m2 1815 Mar 10 Wilmington [VR] William Wilder, d 1855 [Wilmington3, 91, Gs: New England Power Company Cem (now removed to Riverside Cem), Wilmington, 1780-1855];  Children [Marlboro PR, volume not cited], surname Boyd:  i. Reul, bc 1803;  ii. Marilla; iii. Juliana;  iv. Arvine, b. 1808 Apr 13 [Wilmington3, 91, as Gs: New England Power Company Cem (now removed to Riverside Cem), Wilmington, d. 1896 Feb 29, ae 88];  v. Benzil, b. 1811 Mar 24 [Gs: Restland Cem, Wilmington, d 1871 Jun 26]

6. Luther, b. 1781 Oct 17, d. 1867 Jan 12 [Gs: Flint Cem Sharon Twp, Franklin Co, OH]; m. 1803 May 29 Whitingham [VR] Betsy Wheeler, daughter of Deliverance5  (Thomas4-3,  Deliverance2, Thomas1) and Mary5  (Zechariah4, John3,  Zechariah2, John1 Whitman) Wheeler [Whitman, 868], b. 1783 Jul 27
Ashburnam, MA  [dVR, calculated, bp 1785 Aug 07; Wheeler, 14], d. 1873 Feb 28 Wilmington [VR, ae 89-7-1. b. Ashburnam, MA parents: Deliverance and Elizabeth (Whitman) Wheeler]; Child, surname Boyd: i. Elam, b. 1811 [Gs:], d. 1888  [Gs: Boyd Cem, Whitingham]; apparently left Betsy and m. 2nd 1822 Jul 28 [Franklin Co, OH marriage record #508] Easther English, d. 1863 Dec 27 [Gs: Flint Cem, Sharon Twp, Franklin Co, OH]; Children [Delaware Co, OH PR, 4:310 (1867), case #1612], surname Boyd:  ii. Hannah; iii. Diana;  iv. Levi; v. Luther Jr.,  vi. Mary;  vii. David;  viii. William;  ix. Abraham Lincoln.
Data contributed 1991 by Richard G. Boyd, 568 W. Friedrich Street, Rogers City, MI 49779

*Parents now known to be [LR Worcestor County, MA] John Boyd and Margaret (Ginny) Long Boyd m. 11 April 1731 [Boston VR]  John and Margaret "warned out of Taunton, MA" moved to Worcestor County, (Hopkinton and Upton) then moved to Shelburne, Mass circa 1762 where they lived out the balance of their lives. See more data on this family at the following web site.

John and Margaret (Long) Boyd Family

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